According to Nielsen, Sunday's telecast of Super Bowl XLVII on CBS drew an average audience of 108.7 million viewers. The game, in which the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34 to 31, was viewed in 53 million homes and had a 46.4 U.S. household rating. The in-game blackout, being reported as a separated telecast, averaged 106.6 million viewers. Separate program reporting is typically done when there are delays in live programming.

According to SocialGuide's 2013 Super Bowl Advertising Report, 5.3 million people sent out 26.1 million tweets during the course of the entire game.

Here is a look at historical viewership of the Super Bowl:

Historical Viewership of the Super Bowl

Super Bowl

Date

Network

Household Rating

Average No. of Homes (000)

Avg. No. of Persons 2+ (000)

Winner

XLVII

Feb 2, 2013

CBS

46.4

52,998

108,693

BALTIMORE vs. San Francisco

XLVI

Feb 5, 2012

NBC

47.1

53,910

111,346

NEW YORK GIANTS vs. New England

XLV

Feb 6 2011

FOX

46

53,282

111,041

GREEN BAY vs. Pittsburgh

XLIV

Feb 7 2010

CBS

45

51,728

106,476

NEW ORLEANS vs. Indianapolis

XLIII

Feb 1 2009

NBC

42

48,139

98,732

Arizona vs. PITTSBURGH

XLII

Feb 3 2008

FOX

43.1

48,665

97,448

NEW YORK GIANTS vs. New England

XLI

Feb 4 2007

CBS

42.6

47,505

93,184

Chicago vs. INDIANAPOLIS

XL

Feb 5 2006

ABC

41.6

45,867

90,745

Seattle vs. PITTSBURGH

XXXIX

Feb 6 2005

FOX

41.1

45,081

86,072

Philadelphia vs. NEW ENGLAND

XXXVIII

Feb 1 2004

CBS

41.4

44,908

89,795

Carolina vs. NEW ENGLAND

XXXVII

Jan 26 2003

ABC

40.7

43,433

88,637

TAMPA BAY vs. Oakland

XXXVI

Feb 3 2002

FOX

40.4

42,664

86,801

St. Louis vs. NEW ENGLAND

XXXV

Jan 28 2001

CBS

40.4

41,270

84,335

NY Giants vs. BALTIMORE

XXXIV

Jan 30 2000

ABC

43.3

43,618

88,465

ST. LOUIS vs. Tennessee

XXXIII

Jan 31 1999

FOX

40.2

39,992

83,720

Atlanta vs. DENVER

XXXII

Jan 25 1998

NBC

44.5

43,630

90,000

GREEN BAY vs. Denver

XXXI

Jan 26 1997

FOX

43.3

42,000

87,870

GREEN BAY vs. New England

XXX

Jan 28 1996

NBC

46

44,145

94,080

DALLAS vs. Pittsburgh

XXIX

Jan 29 1995

ABC

41.3

39,400

83,420

SAN FRANCISCO vs. San Diego

XXVIII

Jan 30 1994

NBC

45.5

42,860

90,000

DALLAS vs. Buffalo

XXVII

Jan 31 1993

NBC

45.1

41,990

90,990

DALLAS vs. Buffalo

XXVI

Jan 26 1992

CBS

40.3

37,120

79,590

Washington vs. Buffalo

XXV

Jan 27 1991

ABC

41.9

39,010

79,510

NEW YORK GIANTS vs. Buffalo

XXIV

Jan 28 1990

CBS

39

35,920

73,852

SAN FRANCISCO vs. Denver

XXIII

Jan 22 1989

NBC

43.5

39,320

81,590

SAN FRANCISCO vs. Cincinnati

XXII

Jan 31 1988

ABC

41.9

37,120

80,140

WASHINGTON vs. Denver

XXI

Jan 25 1987

CBS

45.8

40,030

87,190

NEW YORK GIANTS vs. Denver

XX

Jan 26 1986

NBC

48.3

41,490

92,570

CHICAGO vs. New England

XIX

Jan 20 1985

ABC

46.4

39,390

85,530

SAN FRANCISCO vs. Miami

XVIII

Jan 22 1984

CBS

46.4

38,880

77,620

Washington vs. LA RAIDERS

XVII

Jan 30 1983

NBC

48.6

40,480

81,770

WASHINGTON vs. Miami

XVI

Jan 24 1982

CBS

49.1

40,020

85,240

SAN FRANCISCO vs. Cincinnati

XV

Jan 25 1981

NBC

44.4

34,540

68,290

Philadelphia vs. OAKLAND

XIV

Jan 20 1980

CBS

46.3

35,330

76,240

LA Rams vs. PITTSBURGH

XIII

Jan 21 1979

NBC

47.1

35,090

74,740

Dallas vs. PITTSBURGH

XII

Jan 15 1978

CBS

47.2

34,410

78,940

DALLAS vs. Denver

XI

Jan 09 1977

NBC

44.4

31,610

62,050

Minnesota vs. OAKLAND

X

Jan 18 1976

CBS

42.3

29,440

57,710

Dallas vs. PITTSBURGH

IX

Jan 12 1975

NBC

42.4

29,040

56,050

Minnesota vs. PITTSBURGH

VIII

Jan 13 1974

CBS

41.6

27,540

51,700

Minnesota vs. MIAMI

VII

Jan 14 1973

NBC

42.7

27,670

53,320

Washington vs. MIAMI

VI

Jan 16 1972

CBS

44.2

27,450

56,640

DALLAS vs. Miami

V

Jan 17 1971

NBC

39.9

23,980

46,040

Dallas vs. BALTIMORE

IV

Jan 11 1970

CBS

39.4

23,050

44,270

Minnesota vs. KANSAS CITY

III

Jan 12 1969

NBC

36

20,520

41,660

Baltimore vs. NY JETS

II

Jan 14 1968

CBS

36.8

20,610

39,120

GREEN BAY vs. OAKLAND

I

Jan 15 1967

CBS

22.6

12,410

26,750

GREEN BAY vs. Kansas City

I

Jan 15 1967

NBC

18.5

10,160

24,430

GREEN BAY vs. Kansas City

Source: Nielsen

Notes: Super Bowl I (Jan 15, 1967) aired on both CBS and NBC. Beginning Dec 26, 2005, viewing estimates on this page include live or same-day viewing (defined as 3 a.m. to 3 a.m.) using time-shifting, such as DVR playback.